Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 06

1831  Joshua Woodrow Sill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.   

1833  On December - 06 birth of john Singleton Mosby, lawyer/Col (Confederate Army), died in 1916   

1841  Frédéric Bazille, French painter (d. 1870) was born on this day in history.   

1843  On this day in history birth of albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher   

1846  Henryk Jarecki, composer was born on this day in history.   

1849  On December - 06 birth of august von Mackensen, German field marshal (d. 1945)   

1853  On December - 06 birth of haraprasad Shastri, Indian academic, Sanskrit scholar, archivist and historian of Bengali literature (d. 1931)   

1863  Charles Martin Hall, American chemist (d. 1914) was born on December - 06.   

1870  William S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds) was born on this day in history.   

1872  Mikulas Moyzes, composer was born on December - 06.   

1872  William S. Hart, American actor (d. 1946) was born on December - 06.   

1875  Evelyn Underhill, British poet (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.   

1876  Fred Duesenberg, German-born automobile pioneer (d. 1932) was born on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history birth of rose Schneiderman, NY state dept of labor sect (1937-44)   

1885  On December - 06 birth of albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General)   

1886  Joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees) was born on this day in history.   

1887  On December - 06 birth of joseph Lamb, composer   

1887  On this day in history birth of lynn Fontanne, Woodford England, Bdwy actress (Dulcy, Arms & the Man)   

1888  Will Hay, English comedian and actor (d. 1949) was born on December - 06.   

1890  On December - 06 birth of dion Fortune, British occultist (d. 1946)   

1890  Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.   

1890  Rudolf Schlichter, German artist and writer (d. 1955) was born on this day in history.   

1892  On December - 06 birth of f Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet/writer (Out of the Flame)   

1892  On December - 06 birth of lina Carstens, Wiesbaden Germany, actress (Homeland, Broken Jug)   

1893  Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960) was born on December - 06.   

1896  Arnold Foster, composer was born on this day in history.   

1896  On December - 06 birth of george Trafton, NFL center (Chicago Bears)   

1896  Ira Gershwin, lyricist ('S Wonderful, I Got Rhythm) was born on this day in history.   

1897  On December - 06 birth of john Axel Fernstrom, composer   

1897  On December - 06 birth of o W Cisek, writer   

1898  On December - 06 birth of alfred Eisenstaedt, photo journalist   

1898  Gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, sociologist/economist (Nobel 1974) was born on this day in history.   

1898  On December - 06 birth of herman Shumlin, actor (Watch on the Rhine)   

1899  Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith was born on this day in history.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

0343  Death of Saint Nicholas on December - 06.   

1185  On December - 06 afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76   

1352  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on December - 06.   

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on December - 06.   

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on December - 06.   

1562  On this day in history jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies   

1598  On this day in history elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78   

1618  On this day in history death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)